Accounting

Certificate of Completion and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Curriculum

Prerequisites

Some or all of the following are required. See your faculty adviser for specific details.

...Keyboarding skills

...Minimum COMPASS reading score of 80 or equivalent ASSET

...Consultation with an accounting faculty member.

Certificate		46 credits
(These program requirements were updated 9/22/06.)

Professional-Technical (PT)

Take ACCTG 121 and BUSN 216 before other PT courses.

BUSN 100	Survey of Business	5
ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting I	5
ACCTG  128	Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting	5
ACCTG  145	Business Taxes and Payroll Accounting	5
BUSN 212	Business Ethics Seminar	3
BUSN 214	Microcomputer/Spreadsheet	3
BUSN 216	Microcomputer/Applications	5

Related Instruction (RI)

POL S 120

American Government

5

Not required for AAS degree.

BUSN 134	Principles of Salesmanship	5
	or
SPCH 100	Basic Oral Communication

Option for AAS degree only.

WRIT 101

Principles of Writing

5

Associate of Applied Science

99 credits

All courses and requirements listed for certificate except POL S 120

43

Professional-Technical (PT)

BUSN 110	Business, Government, and Society	5
	or
BUSN 205	International Business
ACCTG  122	Practical Accounting II	5
ACCTG 124	Accounting with Microcomputer	5
BUSN 125	Exploring E-Commerce	5
BUSN 133	Basic Money Management	3
BUSN 138	Principles of Marketing
	or
BUSN 160	Human and Labor Relations	5
ACCTG  217	Income Tax Procedures	5
BUSN 250	Business Law	5
BUSN 270	Principles of Management & Supervision	5

Related Instruction (RI)

ANTHR 202	Cultural Anthropology	5
	or
PSYCH 100	Introduction to Psychology
	or
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	5
BUSN 135	Business Mathematics	5
ECON 110	Essentials of Economics	5
	or
ECON 211	Principles of Microeconomics

Important Notes:

...Accounting degree and certificates are not intended for business majors planning to transfer to a four-year program.

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a min. 2.0 GPA in all BUSN classes.

...Certificate and AAS programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

...Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than one year for the certificate and two years for the AAS.

Need More Information?

Visit us online or contact our department coordinator with questions about the Business Accounting program.

Ron Sabado
(206) 878-3710, ext. 3561
rsabado@highline.edu
flightline.highline.edu/accounting/